Examples of first name in a Sentence
Children at the school call their teachers by their first names.
the parents still haven't picked a first name for the baby
Recent Examples on the Web
Court documents also provided an alternative spelling to Thompson’s first name as Lorinzo.
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Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
Nikki changed Michael's nickname Before college, Michael was called Bill, short for his first name, William.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
He was known universally by his first name: Kidane.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
Dua chose to only use her first name for fear of further targeting.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
Lyuba, in accordance with military protocol, gave only her first name.
—Oleksandr Chubko, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
In a 2015 profile in Newsweek, it was revealed that everyone in the family calls Sime by his first name, Dave, including his grandson Christian.
—Kait Hanson, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
The hunter, identified only by her first name, Melissa, shot the bear on October 23 near her home in Garrett County, according to an MDNR tweet posted October 25.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
A day earlier, at the Saturday vigil, a pastor read the first names of the 18 people who died.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
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Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
Nikki changed Michael's nickname Before college, Michael was called Bill, short for his first name, William.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
He was known universally by his first name: Kidane.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
Dua chose to only use her first name for fear of further targeting.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
Lyuba, in accordance with military protocol, gave only her first name.
—Oleksandr Chubko, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
In a 2015 profile in Newsweek, it was revealed that everyone in the family calls Sime by his first name, Dave, including his grandson Christian.
—Kait Hanson, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
The hunter, identified only by her first name, Melissa, shot the bear on October 23 near her home in Garrett County, according to an MDNR tweet posted October 25.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
A day earlier, at the Saturday vigil, a pastor read the first names of the 18 people who died.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of first name was
in the 14th century
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“First name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20name. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.
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